Custodian REIT plc : Custodian REIT acquires high specification logistics asset (1440701)
September 13 2022 - 2:00AM
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Custodian REIT plc (CREI) Custodian REIT plc : Custodian REIT
acquires high specification logistics asset 13-Sep-2022 / 07:00
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13 September 2022
Custodian REIT plc
("Custodian REIT" or the "Company")
Custodian REIT acquires high specification logistics asset
Custodian REIT (LSE: CREI), the UK property investment company
focused on smaller regional property, is pleased to announce the
acquisition of a 91,955 sq ft distribution facility between Glasgow
and Edinburgh for GBP11.125 million, reflecting a net initial
yield1 of 5.25%.
The property benefits from a strategic logistics location on the
Eurocentral industrial estate, at Junction 7 of the M8, 15 miles
from Glasgow and 35 miles from Edinburgh. The asset is fully let to
Gist, a national distribution business, with five years remaining
on the lease and three years to a break option, and producing a
passing rent of GBP623,160 per annum.
The acquisition was funded from the Company's existing debt
facilities, increasing net gearing2 to 24.0% loan to value, which
remains within the Company's 25% target.
This acquisition increases the industrial weighting within the
Company's highly diversified portfolio of 165 properties to 48% by
value.
Richard Shepherd-Cross, Managing Director of Custodian Capital
Limited (the Company's discretionary investment manager),
commented: "This well located, modern industrial asset has been
acquired off-market at an attractive net initial yield of 5.25%. We
see scope to significantly increase the rental intake of this
conservatively let asset based on recent local comparables combined
with strong occupational demand, meaning we expect the reversionary
yield3 on purchase price to move towards c. 7%. This purchase
highlights the yield advantage offered by the Company's smaller
regional property strategy of acquiring strong and secure assets
with the potential for future income and valuation growth."
1 Passing rent divided by purchase price plus assumed
purchasers' costs.
2 Gross borrowings less cash (excluding tenant rental deposits
and retentions) divided by last published property portfolio
valuation.
3 Reversionary rent divided by purchase price plus assumed
purchasers' costs.
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For further information, please contact:
Custodian Capital Limited
Richard Shepherd-Cross / Ed Moore / Ian Mattioli MBE Tel: +44 (0)116 240 8740
www.custodiancapital.com
Numis Securities Limited
Hugh Jonathan/Nathan Brown Tel: +44 (0)20 7260 1000
www.numiscorp.com
FTI Consulting
Richard Sunderland / Ellie Sweeney Tel: +44 (0)20 3727 1000
custodianreit@fticonsulting.com
Notes to Editors
Custodian REIT plc is a UK real estate investment trust, listed
on the main market of the London Stock Exchange. Its portfolio
comprises properties predominantly let to institutional grade
tenants on long leases throughout the UK and is principally
characterised by properties with individual values of less than
GBP15 million at acquisition.
The Company offers investors the opportunity to access a
diversified portfolio of UK commercial real estate through a
closed-ended fund. By targeting smaller regional properties, the
Company intends to provide investors with an attractive level of
income with the potential for capital growth.
Custodian Capital Limited is the discretionary investment
manager of the Company.
For more information visit www.custodianreit.com and
www.custodiancapital.com.
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ISIN: GB00BJFLFT45
Category Code: MSCH
TIDM: CREI
LEI Code: 2138001BOD1J5XK1CX76
Sequence No.: 187591
EQS News ID: 1440701
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